DaySmart Software - The Story
Incorporated in 1999, DaySmart Software (formerly CMJ Designs, Inc) has become nationally recognized as the leading automated business software program, with successful sales across many professional categories such as salons, day spas, medical spas, pet grooming and many other entrepreneurial business categories. Based in Brighton, Michigan,
DaySmart Software consists of several different software system programs that target specific businesses. Their leading business has taken off with Salon Iris, a complete software package to automate a salon and day spa business.
Salon Iris has grown fast and successfully with elements such as an online retail product shopping cart, client profiles, prepaid service tracking, automatic email appointment reminders, business payroll, inventory check systems, credit card transactions, a mailing report on certain clients such as 'no show appointments' and a hairstyle makeover photography gallery. These special Salon Iris features with many more unique benefits were researched and created to clearly set them apart from QuickBooks and other generic programs that are not geared to meet the needs of full-service salons.
As the Salon Iris business grew quickly, DaySmart Software has developed the own unique systems for research, learning and development that makes them so successful today. The ongoing Salon Iris software system changes and updates are always based upon salon feedback. "We follow the salon owners' lead, not a group of investors. Our team reviews each request that we receive, once or twice a week. We work together to gear the next versions of Salon Iris to fit their exact requests. Since all of our
DaySmart Software company employees are in-house, we are able to move quickly and efficiently," notes Chris Jackson, VP of DaySmart Software
The biggest success for Salon Iris was that they were one of the first companies to offer online booking for salons and day spas. In 2001, they released the 'Online Booking Appointment' feature. Once this optional feature is successfully installed, the salon automatically receives a personal website. This website displays information about their staff of salon and spa professionals as well as when they are available for appointments. Clients can easily and conveniently go online to select the service they want and with which hairstylist or spa professional. The Salon Iris software system quickly informs the receptionist of the newly booked appointment.
Salon Iris helps salon owners as well as their salon and spa professionals to save a tremendous amount of time. By tracking appointments, calculating payroll, keeping track of inventory, storing clients' hair color information and much more, salons have more time to focus on their clients while ensuring they are happy and to keep them coming back. With more knowledgeable salon and spa professionals and up-to-date client profiles, salon clients always receive better quality and more personalized services. The salon has a complete hair service history including hair color formulas, recommended take home retail hair care regimens as well as access to a history of each client's before and after makeover photographs and appointment reminders.
With Salon Iris, there are no surprises and there are plenty of unique advantages! An exciting Salon Iris advantage is their convenient introductory trial software that is available online and by a mailed CD. The trial version of Salon Iris is actually the full version of the original product, only limiting the amount of clients that can be stored. It shows the user how to simply operate their program. Once they purchase the Salon Iris software system, salon owners merely need to enter in a serial number to unlock all of the protected limitations. There is no reinstalling or waiting for the CD to arrive in the mail.
Salon Iris offers built-in training videos that are only a few minutes long. For salon owners, receptionists and hairstylists, there is a complete step-by-step user's guide. There always is training available by telephone and online using the Internet. If any challenge arises, Salon Iris has a complete team of in-house technicians ready to help salon owners, managers, receptionist and stylist through any problem. "Our Salon Iris technicians can easily connect to our salon's computers for live interactive training. We also offer on-site training," notes Christianna Jackson. Salon Iris conducts an educational seminar twice a year in Scottsdale, Arizona for all of their affiliated salons and day spas.
Salon Iris was awarded 'Best in Show' at the 2006 International Beauty Show in New York with the Style Channel. Salon Iris has earned many other awards such as the 'Top 5 Software Programs for Nail Salons' in Nails magazine,
and the 'Top Salon Software' in both the 2010 LaunchPad magazine and 2010
American Salon Magazine Reader's Choice awards.
The Salon Iris team prides themselves on building a broad-based top quality product based upon salon owner's requests. They remain committed to providing only the best in state-of-the-art technological advances.
